Cubzac-les-Ponts
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Blaye | |
| Canton | Le North Gironde | |
| Community association | Grand Cubzaguais | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 58 ′ N , 0 ° 27 ′ W | |
| height | 1-42 m | |
| surface | 8.92 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,466 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 276 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33240 | |
| INSEE code | 33143 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-cubzaclesponts.com/ | |
 town hall |
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Cubzac-les-Ponts is a French town with 2,466 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
geography
Cubzac-les-Ponts is located about 20 kilometers northeast of Bordeaux on the east bank of the Dordogne . Three bridges over the river connect the city with Saint-Vincent-de-Paul on the other side of the river. These are from north to south: a railway bridge; the Cubzac road bridge designed by Gustave Eiffel , over which the D1010 département road runs as a two-lane road bridge, and a six-lane motorway bridge on the A10 autoroute for long-distance traffic. South of the highway bridge creates a fourth bridge across the high-speed line of the TGV from Paris to Bordeaux.
The Atlantic Ocean in the west is around 50 kilometers away.
Railway bridge
Cubzac road bridge
Highway bridge
Aerial view with the three bridges, left: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, right: Cubzac-les-Ponts
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history
Already in Roman times during the conquest of Gaul , the place was used as a crossing over the Dordogne.
In the Middle Ages , the site was used to monitor the area, in particular with the help of the watchtower of the Château des Quatre Fils Aymon.
During the French Revolution , the parish of Saint-Julien de Cubzac formed the municipality of Cubzac, from which the town of Cubzac-les-Ponts emerged in 1885.
Since there are many limestone rocks in the vicinity , this was temporarily used for structures in Bordeaux.
Today Cubzac-les-Ponts is also active in viticulture and the production of champagne .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 884 | 987 | 1115 | 1398 | 1701 | 1788 | 1910 | 2466 |
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Attractions
Two sights from Cubzac-les-Ponts have been added to the list of historical monuments : a painting in the church L'Église Saint-Julien de Cubzac and the castle ruins of the Château des Quatre-Fils-Aymon .
Saint-Julien de Cubzac church
Castle ruins of the Château des Quatre-Fils-Aymon
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 1242-1243.
Web links
- mairie-cubzaclesponts.com/ - Homepage